A friend of mine and singer in APM, William Tuthill, had a huge op-ed column in the TU the other day. In addition to being a wonderful guy William is a terrific writer. I always appreciate fine and careful writing, especially as I always indulge in quick and careless writing. (Must be why I write […]
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This just in: “Protests follow Pennsylvania House policy on prayer” (to quote the headline in the TU). The prayer to open the daily session of the PA legislature was altered by the prayer police. The minister was asked to remove the word “Jesus” from “In Jesus’ name, Amen,” because all prayers are supposed to be […]
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I’m always so grateful when something right happens, and most of all when that pleasant result is from a business. Back from vacation, and the mail was held and arrived at the right time, my 9 days of Times Union arrived at the right time, no milk was delivered while we were away – these […]
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Ah, vacation. The family just spent nine days on Cape Cod. My wife’s family has been going there since about 1971, so I married into this vacation. They chose Chatham back then, which was not the chi-chi (though lovely) place it is now, for the variety of beaches – ocean, sound and pond. After years […]
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Usually 2 out of 3 of APM’s subscription concerts are “typical” choral concerts, with about 25 short works. As hard as it is to choose the best 25, that go together well, that are varied, that shift gears so the concert isn’t boring, at least I get 25 pieces to choose. But our big concert […]
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Okay, why didn’t they tell me this in grad school? That I’d spend my summers looking at repertory, and feeling good when I could say, I hate that piece! Maybe I’d better explain. Since I came to music study late, discovering repertory in college was eye (and ear)-opening. I was delighted every time I heard […]
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My classes at UAlbany ended in early May, while my wife’s and kids’ classes ended just last week. For the last month and a half they’ve not really liked me very much because of that. But payback is sweet. Michael has played with friends non-stop since school ended. I often find a half-dozen or more […]
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